diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/Style/XLStylizedBase.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/Style/XLStylizedBase.cs
index 307bcf7..215553f 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/Style/XLStylizedBase.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/Style/XLStylizedBase.cs
@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@
 
         #region Private methods
 
-        private void SetStyle(IXLStyle value, bool propagate = false)
+        private void SetStyle(IXLStyle style, bool propagate = false)
         {
-            SetStyle(XLStyleValue.FromKey(XLStyle.GenerateKey(value)), propagate);
+            if (style is XLStyle xlStyle)
+                SetStyle(xlStyle.Value, propagate);
+            else
+                SetStyle(XLStyleValue.FromKey(XLStyle.GenerateKey(style)), propagate);
         }
 
         /// <summary>